text_original: For if the plot of a detective story is the knot and its unraveling, the evidence of the witnesses constitutes the strands of the skein. The plot is the skeleton, but the evidence and the deduc  tions therefrom are the muscle and sinew.
text_transcription: FOR IF THE PLOT OF A DETECTIVE STORY IS THE KNOT AND IS UNRAVELING THE EVIDENCE OF THE WITNESSES CONSTITUTES THE STRENGTH OF THE SKEIN THE PLOT IS THE SKELETON BUT THE EVIDENCE AND THE DEDUCTIONS THEREFROM ARE THE MUSCLE AND SINEW
phonemes: fɔːɹ ɪf ðə plˈɑːt əvə dɪtˈɛktɪv stˈɔːɹi ɪz ðə nˈɑːt ænd ɪts ʌnɹˈævəlɪŋ, ðɪ ˈɛvɪdəns ʌvðə wˈɪtnəsᵻz kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːts ðə stɹˈændz ʌvðə skˈeɪn. ðə plˈɑːt ɪz ðə skˈɛlᵻtən, bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɛvɪdəns ænd ðə dᵻdˈʌk tɪˈɑːnz ðɛɹfɹˈɑːm ɑːɹ ðə mˈʌsəl ænd sˈɪnjuː.